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Dear woodworking friends,
I have designed a TV-stereo cabinet and we have let made the cabinet for our house (see photo).Because off my disability, I can’t make the cabinet myself any longer (and that hurts) but we have a problem with the paint.I want to try to do the painting myself.A large portion of the cabinet consists American blac...

Dear friends,
I have a little question, who recognizes this jointer? I believe it is an American model, when I look at the attachment point of the safety cutter guard. The jointer is standing in a old barn in the Netherlands.I hope someone can help me.
Thanks Henrie.

Dear friends,
I have a question, a half year ago I bought a Bosch Palm router (see photo)When I got the router and when I used him I found that the speed from the router was so high.When I looked on Internet I saw that on the Bosch palm routersIn the US hat a speed control and the one in Europe not.Now I’m searching already for a couple off m...

Dear woodworker friends,
Yes, it happens also to me, a kickback on my new table saw.Now is not only my right leg is out off order, but also my right hand. My daughter wanted to do some scroll sawing and I saw somewood for her, and a kickback was my part and my hand came in the sawI lay the hole day on my bed, because off the pain in my leg an...

Hello woodworker friends,
I have a little problem and I hope that one off you can help me.I have seen and hear a lot about Norm, from New Yankee Workshopnow I want to order a DVD from Norm, the one from deLuxe router station.I get it from my mother in law, yes she is very kind :-)When I order the DVD (and plan) I notice that they send to Euro...

Hello woodworker friends,
I have a question, I want something to read, but which book must I buy, from what book I can learn the most?There are so many woodworking, furniture, cabinetmaking books, but what are the best books.I think that there in the most woodshops a couple off woodworking books are, tell me/us what you find the very best boo...

Dear woodworker friends,
I want to ask you for help.I’m searching for a good miter gauge for my table saw, but there is so much choice.After searching on the Internet I find that the JessEm Mite R Excel looks very good, butthe price is also nice. But good tools cost money.I hope you can help me to make a good choice.
Thank you very m...

Dear woodworker friends,
I have some questions I want to ask for a friend off my, who has a lumber side in the Netherlands.It is all ready a old lumber, my friend takes it over from his father and he from his father . . . . . .back till 1900All this years they dry the lumber outside and inside, but all ways dry it on the natural way.Now they ...

Hello friends (if I may so brutal)
So as you maybe read on my Homepage from Lumberjock I’m busy to build off my shop.We are now busy for a couple of months to build op the beginning of the shop. The first thing we did was hanging the cabinets and some panels for hanging the tools.In the time I’m lying on my bed if learnt myself to make ...

Hello friends,
I want to ask you experts a question, maybe a little bit silly but for me it is a problem.I have a Festool OF1000 router and my wife want to give me for my birstday a PORTER-CABLE 4212 12” the luxe Dovetail jig.So far no problem, but my OF1000 router has a 8 mmjiclamping collet and the Porter-cable works has a 1/2” shank....